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77 results about "Vehicular automation" patented technology

Vehicular automation involves the use of mechatronics, artificial intelligence, and multi-agent system to assist a vehicle's operator. These features and the vehicles employing them may be labeled as intelligent or smart. A vehicle using automation for difficult tasks, especially navigation, may be referred to as semi-autonomous. A vehicle relying solely on automation is consequently referred to as robotic or autonomous. After the invention of the integrated circuit, the sophistication of automation technology increased. Manufacturers and researchers subsequently added a variety of automated functions to automobiles and other vehicles.

System, method, and apparatus for managing vehicle automation

A system including a vehicle having a network comprising a plurality of end points and a controller, where the controller includes an automation definition circuit, an automation management circuit, and an automation execution circuit. The automation definition circuit is structured to interpret an automation description. The automation management circuit is structured to provide an automated action plan in response to the automation description, and to store the automated action plan as a data file on a data storage communicatively coupled to the controller. The automation execution circuit is structured to provide an automation command in response to the automated action description, where an end point of the plurality of end points is responsive to the automation command to implement an automated vehicle response.
Owner:SONATUS INC

Interactive vehicle automation system

A cross-platform automated vehicle communication and operational control system. The communication system may use a dual communication system that facilitates spaced vehicle operations that transition into interactive machine activities. This communication system uses remote communications to coordinate multiple vehicles, establish missions, conduct remote oversight and track a vehicle fleet. The system's dual communication also includes direct vehicle-to-vehicle communications to manage direct interactions without delay. The operational control system establishes a machine profile and mission planning system for multi-machine project control across platforms.
Owner:KUBOTA CORP

System, method, and apparatus for managing vehicle automation

A system including a vehicle having a network comprising a plurality of end points and a controller, where the controller includes an automation definition circuit, an automation management circuit, and an automation execution circuit. The automation definition circuit is structured to interpret an automation trigger description and an automation action description. The automation management circuit is structured to provide a trigger detection plan and an automated action plan in response to the automation trigger description and the automation action description. The automation execution circuit is structured to determine a trigger event value in response to the trigger detection plan, and to provide an automation command in response to the trigger event value and the automated action plan, where an end point of the plurality of end points is responsive to the automation command to implement an automated vehicle response.
Owner:SONATUS INC

Autonomous driving and parking method and apparatus, and electronic device and storage medium

PCT designated stage expiredWO2025007555A1Vehicular automationReal-time computing
An autonomous driving and parking method and apparatus, and an electronic device and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring a parking traveling environment, and detecting a boundary facility of the parking traveling environment; determining a path reference line according to the boundary facility and / or a pre-traveling learning path; and determining an autonomous driving and parking route on the basis of the path reference line and a preset path widening dimension, so that the automation stability, safety and accuracy of a vehicle are improved.
Owner:ROX MOTOR TECH CO LTD

Vehicle front wheel turning angle detection method and application

The invention belongs to an automatic control technology, mainly relates to the field of agricultural vehicle automation, and particularly relates to a vehicle front wheel turning angle detection method and application. A method of estimating a tire angle based on a rate of change of a steering wheel angle is provided. According to the method, the change rate of the steering wheel turning angle is used as an input quantity, a mathematical model of a vehicle steering system is established, and the vehicle body absolute turning angle calculated through vehicle kinematics is used as a measurement quantity to calculate the tire turning angle. Accurate and high-stability front wheel steering angle detection can be provided under the condition of high-speed operation of an agricultural vehicle.
Owner:SHANGHAI ALLYNAV TECH CO LTD

System, method, and apparatus for managing vehicle automation

A controller including an automation definition circuit, an automation management circuit, and an automation command circuit. The automation definition circuit is structured to implement an automation user interface, provide at least one automation recipe to the user interface, and interpret an automation request in response to user communications with the automation user interface. The automation management circuit is structured to determine an automation description in response to the automation request. The automation command circuit is structured to provide the automation description to a controller of a vehicle, where the controller of the vehicle is configured to implement an automated vehicle response, responsive to the automation description.
Owner:SONATUS INC

Car coupler state detection and execution control circuit and car coupler automatic picking and hanging system and method

The invention discloses a car coupler state detection and execution control circuit and a car coupler automatic picking and hanging system and method, and relates to the technical field of railway vehicle automation control, and the car coupler state detection and execution control circuit comprises a state detection unit which comprises a plurality of non-contact sensors arranged at different detection positions of a car coupler; the safety execution unit comprises a 2oo2 interlocking structure formed by a first relay and a second relay which are connected in series, a through-type Hall current sensor arranged on a main loop between the first relay and the second relay, and a third relay for controlling the extension and retraction directions of an electric push rod; the power supply management unit comprises a 24VDC power supply input terminal, a fuse, a reverse connection protection diode and a surge suppression TVS (Transient Voltage Suppressor) tube; wherein the output end of the state detection unit is connected to the input port of the controller, and the output port of the controller is connected to the control end of the safety execution unit. The safety of the system is improved through a hardware-level redundant architecture, and the reliability of coupler state detection is improved through multi-sensor fusion.
Owner:HEFEI GOCOM INFORMATION &TECH CO LTD

Vehicle automatic test method and system based on robot with body

PendingCN120630946AElectric testing/monitoringSound perceptionTest quality
The invention relates to a vehicle automatic test method and system based on a body robot, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a test task of the body robot, and the test task is a task for simulating the operation behavior of a user on a vehicle; decomposing the test task into an executable subtask sequence according to the test type and the environmental condition; and controlling the robot to execute the current subtask according to the priority of the subtask sequence, monitoring behavior actions of the vehicle when the robot executes the current subtask, and recording a task execution result of the robot. Therefore, the problems that a traditional automobile function testing method depends on manpower, is low in testing efficiency and hard to cover a dynamic scene, network testing is split in testing, and the man-machine cooperation efficiency is low are solved, the dependence of the testing on the manpower is reduced, the testing efficiency and the testing quality are improved, meanwhile, network-function integrated testing is guaranteed, and the testing efficiency is improved. Automatic testing of the automobile in a complex environment is realized by using the robot with the body based on vision, sound perception and information interaction cooperation.
Owner:CHERY INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECH (HEFEI) CO LTD

Heavy-duty AGV system

The present invention relates to the field of vehicle automated assembly, specifically a heavy-duty AGV system, wherein the front end of the front vehicle is provided with a front vehicle driving wheel device, the rear end is provided with a front vehicle follower wheel, the front end of the rear vehicle is provided with a rear vehicle steering wheel device, the rear end is provided with a rear vehicle driving wheel device and a rear vehicle follower wheel, and the front and rear vehicles are both provided with a lifting mechanism; the front vehicle driving wheel device includes a connecting plate, a left driving unit, a right driving unit and a front vehicle power supply device, the connecting plate is provided with a front vehicle disc bearing and is rotatably connected to the front vehicle, the left driving unit and the right driving unit drive different wheel pieces to rotate, the rear vehicle steering wheel device includes a steering wheel driving assembly, a rear vehicle power supply device and a steering wheel frame with a steering wheel wheel piece, the steering wheel frame is provided with a rear vehicle disc bearing and is connected to the rear vehicle, and the rear vehicle disc bearing outer gear is driven to rotate by the steering wheel driving assembly. The front and rear vehicles of the present invention are loaded at the same time, and the front vehicle is driven forward, and the rear vehicle is dragged and walked, the distance between the two vehicles can be automatically adjusted, and the lifting mechanism can automatically adjust the heavy card assembly and the offline height.
Owner:SHENYANG SIASUN ROBOT & AUTOMATION

Automatic vehicle testing method and system, vehicle and storage medium

The invention relates to a vehicle automatic test method and system, a vehicle and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: when an automatic test instruction is received, downloading a pre-configured test case; the test case comprises a test object and a test target; generating a control message according to the test object and the test target; after a control message is transmitted to a central control large screen of the vehicle in an interface triggering mode or a voice triggering mode, a signal transmission link of the control message is tracked; wherein the signal transmission link is a link formed by a central control large screen, a domain controller of a test object and a motor of the test object; and when the signal transmission link is tracked to be interrupted, positioning an interruption position so as to determine the ECU corresponding to the interruption position as a fault ECU. According to the scheme provided by the invention, the problems of low test efficiency, high test cost and difficulty in fault positioning in the prior art can be solved.
Owner:ZHAOQING XIAOPENG NEW ENERGY INVESTMENT CO LTD GUANGZHOU BRANCH

Method for a combined collision detection and system

The invention relates to a method for combined collision detection in a highly automated driver assistance system based on an automation platform (AVP) of a vehicle and a self-driving system (SDS) of the vehicle, comprising at least three stages: the detection (S1) of the environment of the ego-vehicle and objects located therein, the detection (S2) of possible collisions by the automation platform (AVP) and the self-driving system (SDS) in order to determine a collision characteristic 18, and the triggering (S3) of collision reactions by the automation platform (AVP) and the self-driving system (SDS). The invention further relates to a system for carrying out the method.
Owner:VOLKSWAGEN AG

Methods and systems for adapting an automation system in a vehicle

A method for adapting a second vehicle automation system based on a first vehicle automation system, wherein the first vehicle automation system has been previously used by a user, the method comprising obtaining first data indicative of one or more automation features of the first vehicle automation system; and providing a control signal to the second vehicle automation system based on the first data.The control signal may either adjust an interior feature in the second automation system and / or adjust a user interface to notify a user.
Owner:VOLVO CAR CORP

Method for operating a vehicle window cleaning device

The invention relates to a method for operating a window glass cleaning device (1) for a vehicle (2), the window glass cleaning device (1) having at least one wiper (5) which, in a normal operating mode (NM) of the window glass cleaning device (1), crosses a specified entire section (GA) of a window glass (4) of the vehicle (2). According to the invention, the specified entire section (GA) comprises a visible area for the user of the vehicle and a visible area for the sensor system (3) required to carry out the automated driving of the vehicle (2). If it is determined that the vehicle (2) is in an automatic driving operating mode, and if it is also determined that a vehicle user is not focused or no vehicle user is present in the vehicle (2), the window cleaning device (1) is operated in a special operating mode (SM), the wiper (5) only crosses a specified partial section (TA) of the entire section (GA), and the wiper (5) only crosses a specified partial section (TA) of the entire section (GA). According to the invention, the partial section (TA) is traversed more frequently than the entire section (GA), or more frequently than the remainder of the entire section (GA), said partial section (TA) containing a visible area of the sensing system (3).
Owner:MERCEDES BENZ GRP

Method for approving the distance travelled

The invention relates to a method for recognizing that a driving route (F) is suitable for automated driving of a vehicle (1). The invention provides for recognizing that a driving route (F) ahead of the vehicle (1) is suitable for automated driving of the vehicle (1) when, using a digital map (3) used during automated driving for locating the vehicle (1) based on landmarks, it is known that there are landmarks (L) along the driving route (F) that meet predefined requirements for their suitability for the longitudinal and transverse positioning of the vehicle (1) depending on the course of the driving route (F).
Owner:MERCEDES BENZ GRP

Rail transit vehicle automatic workshop passing device

The application discloses a kind of rail transit vehicle automation workshop passing devices, belong to rail transit technical field, including two skeleton components, several scissor drive assemblies, two folding shed components and control system.Two skeleton components are oppositely arranged.The fixed end of several scissor drive assemblies is fixedly connected with corresponding skeleton component.Two folding shed components are respectively fixedly connected with corresponding skeleton component at one end, and the output end of several scissor drive assemblies is drivingly connected with the other end of folding shed component.Adjacent carriages have personnel passing when control system controls folding shed component to extend, establishes passage between two cars after locking, for personnel passing;When not in use, folding shed component is retracted by control system, and hidden in car end after locking, meet the concealment requirement of special product.The automation workshop passing device designed by the application can complete control operation in the car, extend docking, retraction time is short, automation is high, and can effectively improve use safety.
Owner:HUNAN LIANCHENG TRACK EQUIP CO LTD +1

Automatic vehicle testing method and related equipment

The embodiment of the invention provides a vehicle automatic test method and related equipment, and belongs to the technical field of vehicles. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring an expected test demand parameter, and uploading the expected test demand parameter to a cloud database to generate a preset test demand instance; acquiring equipment working state information of each piece of preset test equipment, determining target test equipment according to the equipment working state information and the preset test demand instance, and generating a corresponding test task; when it is determined that the test task meets a preset generation condition, generating a target automatic test program through a preset automatic test generation unit according to the preset test demand instance; and executing a test through the target test equipment according to the target automatic test program to obtain a target test result. According to the embodiment of the invention, the automation degree and the testing efficiency of testing work can be effectively improved.
Owner:CHINA FAW CO LTD

A vehicle automatic test method, device and medium based on an embodied robot

This invention discloses a vehicle automation testing method, equipment, and medium based on embodied robots, relating to the field of industrial control technology. The method includes: acquiring a test task description of the target vehicle and performing embodied robot pose calibration, vehicle operable component identification, and association of onboard signal acquisition channels to form a test initialization configuration set; evaluating the differences in control state responses corresponding to the test initialization configuration set under the current vehicle state to generate an adaptive test candidate sequence; and performing convergence control on the execution process of the updated adaptive test candidate sequence based on a confidence convergence determination flag to generate a vehicle automation test report. This invention associates the embodied robot's action execution process with the corresponding onboard signal acquisition data under unified action semantics and time constraints, enabling the vehicle control response to form a quantifiable and continuously updatable state determination basis under different action triggering conditions.

Vehicle OTA automatic test system and method with rack and cloud combined

The invention belongs to the technical field of OTA automatic testing, and relates to a rack and cloud combined vehicle OTA automatic testing system and method, which comprises the steps of creating a test case and a script correspondingly executed, then creating a test task, and automatically executing the test task according to the steps of the test case. The system firstly executes the test case of the cloud, and then issues an OTA task to the vehicle and the rack; meanwhile, the system issues the test task to the upper computer, and the upper computer continues to carry out the automatic test task of the vehicle and the rack. Each test task is executed by one thread, and a plurality of test tasks can be executed in parallel, so that a tester does not need to stare at a rack or a real vehicle in real time and all the test tasks are processed by automated scripts of an upper computer and a server, and manpower is liberated; during the waiting period, the tester can also put energy on test case design and script maintenance; the test case can be quickly created, the rack can be selected, and the test task can be executed by one key.
Owner:EXCELFORE INFORMATION TECH (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

Wading vehicle floating navigation method and system and vehicle

The invention provides a wading vehicle floating navigation method and system and a vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of vehicle wading control methods, and the method comprises the following steps: obtaining a first wading depth of the vehicle and a time point of the first wading depth; acquiring first fording time, a first slip rate and a first inclination angle of the vehicle according to the first fording depth of the vehicle; acquiring a second fording depth of the vehicle and a time point of the second fording depth; acquiring second fording time, a second slip rate and a second inclination angle of the vehicle according to the second fording depth of the vehicle; judging the state of the vehicle according to the first wading time, the second wading time, the first slip rate, the second slip rate, the first inclination angle and the second inclination angle; according to the vehicle state, the vehicle body posture is controlled, and floating sailing is conducted. According to the invention, vehicle attitude adjustment is carried out on the vehicle meeting the wading condition, so that the vehicle floats and enters the floating navigation mode, the vehicle automatically enters the floating navigation mode, and the practicability of the vehicle is improved.
Owner:CHERY AUTOMOBILE CO LTD

Systems and methods for contextual scene analysis

The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods of processing audio information for a vehicular automation system. The method comprises obtaining a context of a VAS; obtaining one or more audio data streams from one or more audio sensors; extracting an audio feature from the one or more audio data streams; processing the audio feature with a neural network and a vector space model to determine the relevance of the audio feature, wherein: the vector space model comprises a Human Audio Perception Model, HAPM; the HAPM is configured to mimic how an audio signal is perceived and processed by a human; and the method comprises using the HAPM to adjust the relevance of the feature based on the context of the VAS.
Owner:EPONA AI LABS LTD

Driver monitoring

The present invention is in the field of driver monitoring for a vehicle. It relates to a driver monitoring system for a vehicle comprising: a) a projector configured to illuminate a driver of the vehicle with coherent light, b) a camera configured to record an image of the driver under illumination, c) a processor configured to determine a condition measure of the driver from the image and to generate a control signal for controlling a pre-save system, an emergency call system, or a vehicle automation system of the vehicle using the condition measure, and d) an output configured to output the control signal.
Owner:TRINAMIX GMBH

A smart automotive lighting assist control system and method

This invention discloses an intelligent automotive lighting assistance control system and method. The system includes an environmental sensing module, a system control module, and a system execution module. The environmental sensing module collects vehicle driving status data and environmental data, and its output is connected to the system control module. The system control module generates lighting control signals based on the vehicle driving status data and environmental data, and its output is connected to the system execution module. The system execution module receives and executes the lighting control signals to control the vehicle's lighting. This invention achieves automatic vehicle lighting control through automatic identification, thereby meeting users' needs for vehicle automation and intelligence.
Owner:CHERY AUTOMOBILE CO LTD

Pre-emptive invalidation and delayed flushing for distributed cache systems

An electronic control unit is provided to manage a distributed cache system to reduce data transfer. In examples, the ECU can include a plurality of distributed processing resources (e.g., chiplets), as well as control logic to for the distributed processing resources to perform with respect to their cached data when workloads are completed. The distributed processing system is used to control or perform functions for a vehicle, including functions to automate operation of a vehicle.
Owner:MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG

Parking control method, parking route storage method, system, device and vehicle

The present disclosure provides a parking control method, a parking route storage method, a system, a device, and a vehicle. The parking control method includes: determining that a vehicle has entered a parking lot and obtaining a target parking space; retrieving a target parking route from a server based on the vehicle's current position and the target parking space; wherein the server pre-stores at least one parking route previously learned by each vehicle; and controlling the vehicle to travel to the target parking space based on the target parking route. In this way, each parking route can be uniformly stored in the server, and subsequent parking processes can simply retrieve the corresponding parking route from the server, eliminating the need to create a custom parking route. This ensures automated parking requirements for vehicles, improves the efficiency of automated parking, and facilitates user experience.
Owner:GREAT WALL MOTOR CO LTD

A Differentiated Collision Avoidance Control Method and System for Sprinkler Trucks Based on Target Classification

PendingCN122085802ASolve the problem of reduced work efficiencyHigh degree of intelligenceProgramme controlImage analysisPoint cloudSimulation
This invention belongs to the field of automation and control technology for municipal sanitation vehicles, specifically relating to a differentiated obstacle avoidance control method and system for sprinkler trucks based on target classification. The control method includes simultaneously acquiring image data and point cloud data of the environment surrounding the sprinkler truck; constructing a target detection and classification model, and transmitting the image data to the trained target detection and classification model; processing the target detection and classification model and inputting it into a pre-fusion algorithm with the point cloud data; when a pedestrian is detected, analyzing whether there is an effective occupant; when a second type of target is detected, initiating pre-collaborative safety; when both first and second types of targets are detected simultaneously, generating corresponding avoidance strategies in parallel and independently, and if there are conflicts between avoidance strategies for different targets, fusion is performed according to an arbitration principle. The system of this invention possesses a deep understanding of the environment and refined decision-making capabilities, can simulate human driver judgment, and has a high degree of intelligence.
Owner:CHANGAN UNIV

Mine blasting dust suppression vehicle water-saving system and control method thereof

This invention discloses a water-saving system and control method for a dust suppression vehicle used in mine blasting, belonging to the field of special vehicle automation control. The system includes a tank, an exhaust valve, a water outlet pipe, a drain valve, a rotating spray boom, a parameter setting device, and an MCU controller. The MCU controller acquires a preset number of swing cycles N. After the rotating spray boom completes N reciprocating swings, it closes the drain valve and opens the exhaust valve, terminating water spraying and retaining the remaining water in the tank. The method includes a fixed mode and an adaptive mode: the former determines the minimum effective number of swings under fixed operation through on-site calibration; the latter automatically calculates the minimum number of swings required to complete dust suppression coverage based on parameters such as blasting width, number and layout coefficient of blasting holes, effective spray distance, spray boom rotation angular velocity, and rated air pressure drop time. This invention actively terminates water spraying based on the completion of dust suppression coverage, saving remaining water for the next operation while ensuring dust suppression effectiveness, achieving a water saving rate of 10%~30%, and is suitable for water-scarce mines.
Owner:SHANGHAI SHENZHOU JINGYI AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING CO LTD

Delivery vehicle, automated warehouse system, and method for transporting storage containers between an automated warehouse grid and a second location

To disclose the present invention relating to a remote control type delivery vehicle for transporting storage containers between storage grids constituted so as to store a plurality of stacks of the storage containers, and a second place; and to a storage system in which such a delivery vehicle is used, and a method therefor.SOLUTION: According to remote control type delivery vehicles for transporting storage containers between automated warehouse grids 104 and a second place, the automated warehouse grids are constituted so as to store a plurality of stacks of the storage containers, and a second place is provided for handling the storage containers by one of a robot operator and a human operator to arrange the remote control type delivery vehicles 200, 300.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10A
Owner:AUTOSTORE TECH AS

Vehicle cleaning method and device, electronic equipment, storage medium and program product

The embodiment of the invention provides a vehicle cleaning method and device, electronic equipment, a storage medium and a program product. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out stain identification based on a vehicle body picture to obtain a vehicle body picture marked with a stain identifier; based on the vehicle body picture marked with the stain identifier, constructing a vehicle body point cloud marked with the stain identifier; and determining a cleaning track of the cleaning robot based on the vehicle body point cloud and the type information of the stains, and controlling the cleaning robot to clean the target vehicle according to the cleaning track. The method is used for dynamically adjusting the cleaning mode according to different types of stains, and the automatic cleaning effect of the vehicle is improved.
Owner:上海云骥智行智能科技有限公司

A detection method for vehicle front wheel angle and its application

This invention belongs to the field of automatic control technology, primarily related to the automation of agricultural vehicles, and more particularly to a method for detecting the front wheel angle of a vehicle and its application. This invention provides a method for estimating tire angle based on the rate of change of the steering wheel angle. This method uses the rate of change of the steering wheel angle as input, establishes a mathematical model of the vehicle's steering system, and uses the absolute body angle calculated from vehicle kinematics as a measurement to calculate the tire angle. This method can provide accurate and highly stable front wheel angle detection even when agricultural vehicles are operating at high speeds.
Owner:SHANGHAI ALLYNAV TECH CO LTD